Laws on 18 year olds dating minors

Once the conditions are satisfied, a judge will clear the defendant of the charges and dismiss the case.While Benda does not have a criminal record in Minnesota, the charges still show up in public records. In a hotel room two years ago after prom, Samuel J.

5, 2015: Samuel Benda, now 21, was charged in 2011 with possession of child pornography for having a nude photo of his 17-year-old high school girlfriend on his cellphone, taken on the night of their prom.

Benda pleaded guilty to the charge in November 2012. The charge was dismissed in July 2014 after he successfully completed two years of probation.

Such a legal arrangement is called a stay of adjudication.

It means a defendant won’t be adjudicated as guilty, as long as he or she complies with the court’s conditions.

What seems like a high school romance can lead to a felony conviction and having to register as a sexual offender.And having nude pictures of a minor is technically possessing child porn.Less-severe charges were filed last week against four students at Century Middle School in Lakeville, who are accused of using their cellphones to take and send “inappropriate” photos and video of two girls undressing in the locker room. The photos and video spread to more than 40 students at school.“It almost makes you aghast to see how serious this stuff gets,” said John Leunig, a criminal attorney in St.Louis Park who has defended teens accused of sex crimes.In Minnesota, adults and juveniles convicted of felony criminal sexual conduct or child-pornography possession must register as a sex offender for 10 years.